There are 03 cases in the topic of Choriocarcinoma that are noted a correlation to the corneal ectopic pregnancy. All of cases went through a laparoscopic resection of the angle of the uterus and monitoring the value of betaHCG for months to coming back of normal betaHCG value.
Case 01: A 34 yo female patient in hemorrhagic shock, painful abdomen due to ectopic pregnancy.
TVS proved a corneal ectopic pregnancy and a laparoscopic resection of the angle of the uterus was done. But beta HCG raised continuously # 15,535 and a decision of hysterectomy was made. And chemotherapy later was managed.
Case 02: A 37 yo female patient went through a laparoscopic resection of the angle of uterus as left corneal ectopic pregnancy aged 7 weeks.
Post-op the beta HCG was 15,055. So it was a choriocarcinoma with ectopic pregnancy. MTX chemotherapy was done and saved the female patient.
Case 03: A 28 yo female patient with right corneal ectopic pregnancy and laparoscopic resection of the angle of uterus was done for the right corneal uterus.
But beta HCG got down slowly for 2 months and it was only a case of placental retention.
No comments :
Post a Comment